Welcome to Me & You Music

Sing Your Socks Off  [14 months-4 years]

‘Sing your Socks off’ is a series of music classes created especially for preschoolers (1-4) and their parents. A fun way to introduce young children to the elementary building blocks of pitch and rhythm and for them to sing their way through the early years. The classes are not just designed with the children in mind, the parents are included too. By giving the parents the musical tools and repertoire of great songs/rhymes to bring home, I hope to inspire the parents to sing with their child (children loooove the sound of their parents voices, nearly as much as they love the sound of their own!). So get involved and sing your socks off at home, in the car, walking behind the pram, rocking your child etc ! As a parent recently commented “I might even get some new socks for the occasion!”

Musical Magpies [3-5 years]

‘Musical Magpies’ is designed especially for the imaginative and exploring minds of preschoolers and junior infants, encouraging them to become confident singers and eager music makers. This class is a little more game based as we discover things together. Again, we work with the elementary building blocks of pitch and rhythm, with use of songs, games, movement and oodles of fun. During the classes, we collect little gems of songs and learn all about the magic of music and the riches of groovy rhythms, like little musical magpies. Contact me if interested.

Pre-school

Me & You Music is now running music classes specially designed for Montessori Nurseries and Creches. The classes are tailored for different age groups (0-5) and designed with the pre-school child at the centre, giving them a real chance to explore music. The classes can run for blocks of 4 to 6 weeks or as once-off workshops for special occasions. Material for the teachers will be provided to keep the songs going after the visits.

Special Needs [children and adults]

I also facilitate music workshops tailored for people with special needs, both adults and children. I have been working with groups and one-on-one for several years and have plenty of experience in this field. I take great joy from this work, every group and every person has its unique character with it’s own brilliant voice (whether vocal or not). It is a pleasure to give these people the opportunity to express and listen to what they musically have to say.

“One does not need to have any formal knowledge of music – nor, indeed, to be particularly ‘musical’ to – enjoy music and respond to it at the deepest level” (Oliver Sacks ‘Musicophilia’)

As a form of art, ‘music’ is the most direct, people quickly respond to it and make it their own in no time. The aim of the workshops is purely that of making music. The workshops are soulful and playful and open up the floor to anyone who wants to get serious about music, explore their musical roots, celebrate the rhythm of life or just tap into the pure enjoyment that music can bring.

During the workshops the focus is on creativity, communication, meaningful engagement and self-expression. I wish to give the participants the opportunity to engage in a creative process that stimulates both a sense of identity and also a sense of belonging to a group; and by doing so bringing people out of themselves and their daily routines.